Expo 2020 Dubai: Projects worth Dh15 billion to offer quick mobility

Expo 2020 Dubai: Projects worth Dh15 billion to offer quick mobility

The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai has built over 15 projects costing more than Dh15 billion to serve Expo 2020. The portfolio of projects completed include Dubai Metro's Route 2020 spanning 15 km and connecting seven stations, procuring 50 trains with roomy and stylish interiors, and constructing roads spanning 138 lane-kilometres with nine flyovers, said Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, director-general, chairman of the board of executive directors of the RTA. The authority has deployed 200 public buses featuring top class specifications, designating 18 stations and stops for buses at hotspots in Dubai and other key cities of the UAE. A total of 15,000 taxis and limousines will be used for the event. The RTA has also arranged for 30,000 parking slots at the Expo site and will use smart technologies, apps, and artificial intelligence to ease the movement of Expo visitors aboard the metro, buses and taxis. Al Tayer said the roads infrastructure and mass transit networks will provide express mobility services to visitors of the world fair from Dubai and other emirates across the UAE. He said the projects have received immense support from His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of